Edexcel P2 2021 October — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicArea Under & Between Curves

3. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{124ee19f-8a49-42df-9f4b-5a1cc2139be9-06_725_668_118_639} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation \(y = \log _ { 10 } x\)
The region \(R\), shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the curve, the line with equation \(x = 2\), the \(x\)-axis and the line with equation \(x = 14\) Using the trapezium rule with four strips of equal width,
  1. show that the area of \(R\) is approximately 10.10
  2. Explain how the trapezium rule could be used to obtain a more accurate estimate for the area of \(R\).
  3. Using the answer to part (a) and making your method clear, estimate the value of
    1. \(\quad \int _ { 2 } ^ { 14 } \log _ { 10 } \sqrt { x } \mathrm {~d} x\)
    2. \(\int _ { 2 } ^ { 14 } \log _ { 10 } 100 x ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~d} x\)